Malik - who will appear at One Direction's This Is Us movie premiere in London tonight (August 20) - also revealed that he would currently be studying for an English Literature degree if he hadn't found fame on The X Factor.

The 20-year-old explained: "If I wasn't doing this, I'd be at uni. I wanted to, and still quite want to, do an English degree.

"It's frustrating because I don't get any time to read on tour. I don't get time to call my mom and dad, never mind get stuck into a book. As soon as I try, I fall asleep.

"I do want to get a Kindle though, perhaps that would make it a bit easier."

This Is Us is scheduled for release on August 29 in the UK and August 30 in the US. Watch a trailer below: